Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-02-23

will be proved and tested in a few months.
Such a mortar will cost from 81 500 to &c.,
600 and can be readily and quickly manu-
featured.
Commenting on the fourth section, which
appropriates $500, 1000 for the purchase and
construction of torpedoes and submarine
mines, the committee says:
There is no harbor defense, in the judg-
ment of the committee, that can be reached
SO quickly or SO cheaply, nor which
that made by the use of torpedoes,
torpedo boats and submarine mines. The
sole protection necessary to cover and guard
them can be improvised with great ease
when we have guns and men who know how
to handle them. The dynamite torpedo upon
torpedo boat will ere long revolutionize all
opinions and plans for harbor defense unless
this committee have failed in forecasting the
future. We are SO sanguine in our judg
ment that we appropriate this sum to give
assurance to the inventive genius now study
ing the torpedo system and the use of dy-
Mantle therein that upon the contamination
OF their plans they may readily expect recog
milton from this government in a substantial
form"
The other features of the bill are briefly
outlined and commented upon
The House then went into committee on
the appropriation bills and after brief con-
test between the managers of the postofhce,
naval and legislative appropriation bills pro-
ceeded to consider the Senate amendments to
the postoffice bill
The only amendment upon which non-con-
currence was recommended was that appro-
priating $500, 900 for the transportation of
foreign mails by American steamers to
Southern and Central America and the en-
pire of Brazil.
Mr.. Burrows of Michigan moved a concur
renee and spoke at length. At the conclu-
sion of his remarks the committee rose and
the House took up the consideration of the
resolutions expressive of regret at the death
of Senator Austin F. Pike of New Hampshire.
Messrs. Haynes and Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire. Long of Massachusetts,, Holman of In
diana, Brown of Pennsylvania and others de-
ivered eulogies and then further mark
of respect to the memory of the deceased the
House at 4:30 o'clock adjourned.
The knights of Proteus.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2s.-By7 o'clock to-
night the streets and galleries" along the
line of march were densely packed again to
witness the parade of the Knights of Proteus.
The route of march was more limited than
that of Rex and the streets could scarcely
contain the people. After wait of two
hours the crash of music and a brilliant il
Elimination announced that the procession
had started. The subject was "Anderson's
Fairy Tales which afforded an opportunity
for the highest establishment and most gor-
geous decoration. Never since the presenta-
ton of Midsummer Nights Dream" have
such brilliant tableaux been witnessed in this
city, and the spectators were enthusiastic in
showing their appreciation. The pageant was
preceded by Proteus, the God of Change, dress
ed as Oberon. He was seated in a car of silver
drawn by winged 1eopards, rising over a
roseate cloud bank. Some of the most beau
tiful of the tableaux were: ''Thum belina's
Wedding to the King of Flowers" THE
Magician's Den," t'The SnaiPs Wedding,
F'The Dream God," "The Little Mermaid s
Home.''
The procession ended with the car present
ing the elsie of Happiness" in which stood
the fairy of Paradise and lovely maiden at
each side and the ''East Wind" in Chinese
& RIB directly in front. Near by was
the prince seeking an introduction. Perched
opon white lily which chung to a jasper
column were birds of paradise, paroquettes,
crimson cockatoos and other birds of gor-
geous plumage. Beneath the castle in a
forest of wonderful trees with leaves like
peacock feathers tiger and lamb were
playing together. while pheasants and otEer
beautiful birds flew back and forth.